Delhi Police announce measures to ensure safety of North-East people

New Delhi: Under fire over repeated attacks in the city on people from North-East region, Delhi Police on Saturday announced a slew of steps including setting up of a new unit and a helpline number to address any grievance faced by them.

"We have decided to start a helpline for those hailing from the North-East and this number will be 1093, there will be five lines of this number in the control room," said Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi.

“Our objective is that anybody who is facing a policing issue apart from calling 100, any person from the North-East can also contact the police on 1093,” he said.

Bassi said that these measures were taken as, after the unfortunate incident in which Nido Tania died, there was a sense of concern in everybody's mind. The Delhi High Court had also directed the police in this regard.

"Apart from this we have also constituted a Special Cell to address policing issues, this cell will operate from Nanakpura and an official of the rank of DCP will supervise it. Our officer, Kime Kaming who hails from the Northeastern part of the country and is currently DCP fourth battalion will supervise the new unit. He will be working under the close supervision of Joint Commissioner Robin Hibu, who is our Chief Coordinator," he said.

“The objective of forming this cell is to coordinate the efforts of Delhi Police to ensure safety of all vulnerable people who come from the Northeastern part of the country, he said.

Earlier, Delhi police had 7 nodal officers to address the issues of people hailing from Northeastern part of the country.

Now it has been decided that all district DCPs will be nodal officers who will maintain close contacts with various Northeastern groups and associations and also deal with issues which may crop up with any individual.

The police have also identified certain pockets like Munirka, parts of Dwarka where people from North-East mostly reside. Bassi said that a special preventive policing will be ensured in these areas from now on.

The Police Commissioner also took the opportunity to assure all the Northeastern community about their safety in the national capital.

"I would also like to reassure those who are from the Northeastern part of the country that Delhi Police is committed to ensure safety of all vulnerable groups, particularly those who come from the Northeastern part of thecountry, women, children, senior citizen etc," he said.

He also informed that on similar lines, a special cell and a helpline number has also been set up for foreign nationals.

"We have also set up a Special Cell which will address any grievance of foreign nationals. The chief coordinator of this cell will be Joint Commissioner Mukesh Meena - 1098 – and cell phone number - 08750871111 - where any foreigner who has any grievance can contact these numbers. Any policing issue pertaining to foreigners can be redressed here," he said.

The Commissioner also said that the Delhi police has taken ‘determined steps’ towards non-registration of crime and the results have been very encouraging.